Puppybella Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Does anyone else's dog get the runs from bones? I've noticed that my dog gets it after having a bone. If she really crunches down the bone she can get a bit constipated at first with powdery poop, but mostly it's super runny. Which sucks in a longhair!! Anyone else noticed this? Maybe mine just has a sensitive tummy. And no, the bones are fresh from the fridge or freezer and she's not allowed to hoard them so they go off :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just1more Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Does anyone else's dog get the runs from bones? I've noticed that my dog gets it after having a bone. If she really crunches down the bone she can get a bit constipated at first with powdery poop, but mostly it's super runny. Which sucks in a longhair!! Anyone else noticed this? Maybe mine just has a sensitive tummy. And no, the bones are fresh from the fridge or freezer and she's not allowed to hoard them so they go off :) My boy is the same with beef amd lamb meat AND bones. He gets the runs and REALLY bad gas My girl doesn't get the runs but does get the gas too They are fine with chicken and turkey tho so that's all they get now. I have to freeze them to slow my girl down and make her chew instead of trying to swallow them whole so that's going to be fun over the witer months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 No probs here, what a shame I love seeing dogs eat bones :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky the husky Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 No dramas here, she really thrives on raw food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Grumpy hasn't been able to digest bones for several years. I did subsitute pig then bambi ears but he can't have these now either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaughtyMcNaughty Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Our dogs have always thrived on bones and raw food too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nushie Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Anything with beef gives Jager the runs. Went to a friends place one night and she gave him a bone to chew. Next day, the concrete was a lake of poo. Poor little guy. I started him off with a really little amount when he was younger and it upset his stomach every time. Even now if i dont check what treats i give him, i can tell that something must have had beef in it when i do poo partol the next day. I would love to him a nice bone to chew on, but oh well. He still gets pork and lamb occassionally as they dont seem to be as bad but even then it can only be once a week, any more and i can tell. He is fine on chicken though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinabean Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Just1more mentioned that her dogs have problems with beef and lamb meat and bones. My dog is the same but has no problems with chicken or roo. Sometimes it's a matter of working out what your dog can/ can't tolerate. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppybella Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Hrm. She's getting beef bones at the moment, maybe I'll try her again on lamb or pork bones and see how she goes. It would be lovely not to have to dread the next day's poop/rear end patrol. She absolutely loves bones, and I don't mind cleaning her up on the odd occasion, but I'm getting fed up when it happens every single time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Yes. I have found that some bones are better than others for both my dogs. My older one vomits after most bones, so he gets mainly chicken wings and frames frozen which seem to be ok. My younger girl gets the runs, for her I have found lamb ribs with excess fat chopped off, or chicken, are the best. Try some different ones and see what happens :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieW Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I can't buy lamb offcuts as that doesn't agree with my dogs, nor does too much roo tail with one of them. You might need to try different bones. Is it beef brisket you're feeding, or soup bones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeimMe Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Vomits and runs with my Weim - she was never able to tolerate bones. Later we discovered she has an issue with fatty food and cannot tolerate too much. There are other alternatives to bones for teeth cleaning if your dog can't handle them, not quite as good in my opinion, but better than cleaning up vom, poo and icky bum fur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajirin Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Heh just got over a dose of the squirts and a sea of poo with Scout recently. Not sure if it was the roo treats or someone giving him tidbits of human food even though being told please don't give the dog any /sigh. Thankfully all back to normal now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milly2 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Yes Annie gets the runs after eating bones and those leathery treats. also I have heard that bones are bad for pups as they grind the teeth down, if they have too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I've always looked at the individual dog and based my food/treat choices on the "what could he/she catch, kill, and eat by him/herself" - anything too big on that scale is simply not fed. I tend to go for chicken, turkey, roo, or lamb based foods/treats, and avoid beef like the plague... and I rarely see nasty poops unless it's worming time... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavmon Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 What bones are you feeding/meaning Puppybella? Bones high in marrow can cause this problem as marrow has a very high fat content. Marrow is found within the bone cavity, and it is basically fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I was told pork bones were not suitable for dogs? We recently had 50 pig legs at work and I wanted to save some for the dogs but the butcher said pork bones shatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Friend just spent $5K with the specialist and emergency vet getting spikey bit of bone unwedged from her dog's aesophagus. My dog doesn't get bones because they give the vomits or the runs or both - usually at 3am. Doesn't seem to matter what sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donatella Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 OT but mine has to wear a bib when eating bones or I spend ages trying to brush meat chunks from her chest, she has no table manners. I prefer chicken necks actually, I feel a little more at ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 What bones are you feeding/meaning Puppybella? Bones high in marrow can cause this problem as marrow has a very high fat content. Marrow is found within the bone cavity, and it is basically fat. True. Marrow or excess 'hard' (visible and unmarbled) fat is usually the culprit. If you ask the butcher to saw the marrow bones down the centre to expose the insides then you can scoop out most of the marrow before feeding it to them. If they get the runs with offcuts then trim off most of the visible fat before feeding them to the dogs. If a dog gets the runs when feed the mince of a particular animal as well as the bones then he is probably reacting to those proteins so choose another meat. If however, he tolerates, for example, beef mince just fine but gets the runs when given beef bones - then marrow is very likely the culprit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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